March 17, 2009, 11:33AM

Casinos won nearly $222 million from gamblers in February, about even with last month's winnings but down 5 percent compared to the same month a year before, according to a report issued Tuesday at the Louisiana Gaming Control Board meeting in Baton Rouge. Full story »

January 26, 2009, 4:18PM

Existing home sales in Southern states fell nearly 7 percent in December compared to the same month last year, while the median sales price slid 8 percent to $158,600, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday. Full story »

December 04, 2008, 10:08AM

December 04, 2008, 10:08AM

November 28, 2008, 5:13PM

By 4:20 a.m. Friday, Gramercy resident Lenora Davis had nabbed the leather jacket that was on her list at J.C. Penney at Lakeside Shopping Center in Metairie, and she and her sister were heading to Macy's for its 5 a.m. opening to buy some jeans listed on sale. "We're not spending as much," said her sister, Connie Jackson of LaPlace.... Full story »

November 25, 2008, 2:04PM

November 24, 2008, 12:22PM

The holding company for Teche Federal Bank last week declared an increase in its quarterly dividend to 35 cents per share of common stock, up from a dividend of 33.5 cents per share this time last year. Full story »

October 31, 2008, 11:53AM

Superior Energy Services on Thursday reported earnings of $99.9 million during the third quarter of the year, a period when the Harvey oil-field services company generated record revenue of $490.3 million. Full story »

October 28, 2008, 6:13PM

The man piloting the towboat involved in a summer oil spill gave "different stories" about what happened before the accident, according to testimony Tuesday from an official with the Harvey company that employed the mariner. Full story »